Overview

Joaquín Turina was nearing his 50th year when he composed the first set of the charming piano miniatures Danzas gitanas, Op. 55, in 1930 -- the same year he was appointed to the faculty of the Madrid Conservatory.

Introduction

Joaquín Turina was nearing his 50th year when he composed the first set of the charming piano miniatures Danzas gitanas, Op. 55, in 1930 -- the same year he was appointed to the faculty of the Madrid Conservatory. But there is nothing "middle-aged" about the Danzas gitanas, unless it be the experienced suavity of their textures and tunes: the music seems on the contrary quite young, quite vivacious.

The first of the five dances of Op. 55, Set 1, depicts a "Zambra," which is a traditional party complete with dancing and flamenco music. An eight-measure Adagio introduction sets the stage for the Allegretto quasi andantino body of the movement and its incessant gallop rhythm. No. 2 is a "Danza de la seducción"; bearing the title in mind, the reader is invited to draw his/her own conclusions about the way the lithe, sizzling melody spins around hot A major chords during the central portion. "Danza ritual," No. 3, is an Andante that shares many basic musical elements with the previous dance: again there is an opening treble melody, developing a soft harmonic cushion, a throbbing, pulsing broken-chord passage in the middle, and again the traditional three-part song form. But the feel of the music is altogether different; tempered, stoic tradition, not sweet seduction, is offered here. The first set of Danzas gitanas also features a number called "Generalife" -- a molto vivo, 3/8 time moto perpetuo that is punctuated by a crashing, hemiola-filled "polo gitano" idea.

Parts/Movements

  1. Zambra
  2. Danza de la seducción (Dance of Seduction)
  3. Danza ritual (Ritual Dance)
  4. Generalife
  5. Sacro-monte
图里纳 - 第1吉普赛舞曲集 Op.55
Info
Composer: Turina 1930
Opus/Catalogue Number:Op. 55
Duration: 0:16:00 ( Average )
Genre :Dance Music

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